he Ethical Brain: The Science of Our Moral Dilemmas pdf

Michael S. Gazzaniga (nato il 12 dicembre 1939) è professore di psicologia presso l'Università della California, a Santa Barbara negli Stati Uniti, dove dirige il nuovo SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind. È uno dei principali ricercatori nelle neuroscienze cognitive, lo studio delle basi neurali della mente. È membro dell'American Academy of Arts & Sciences, dell'Institute of Medicine e della National Academy of Sciences.

he Ethical Brain: The Science of Our Moral Dilemmas pdf da Michael Gazzaniga

A provocative and fascinating look at new discoveries about the brain that challenge our ethics The rapid advance of scientific knowledge has raised ethical dilemmas that humankind has never before had to address. Questions about the moment when life technically begins and ends or about the morality of genetically designing babies are now relevant and timely. Our ever-increasing knowledge of the workings of the human brain can guide us in the formation of new moral principles in the twenty-first century. In The Ethical Brain, preeminent neuroscientist Michael S. Gazzaniga presents the emerging social and ethical issues arising out of modern-day brain science and challenges the way we look at them. Courageous and thought-provoking -- a work of enormous intelligence, insight, and importance -- this book explores the hitherto uncharted landscape where science and society intersect.